2.80 Ct. Zircon from Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

There are gems that speak in silence, and this 2.80 carat oval zircon answers like a soft wind through summer leaves, a hushed invitation to linger. Measuring 8.89 by 7.68 by 5.23 millimeters, its proportions carry the satisfying balance of a well told secret, an oval shape that sits like a small world awaiting discovery. Cut in a mixed brilliant style, each facet has been coaxed to sing with light, and the excellent polish gives the surface the kind of satin sheen that makes every glance a quiet celebration. Its color is an intense yellowish green, a hue that shifts between sun warmed chartreuse and the cool promise of seagrass in deep water, and clarity is very slightly included, evaluated at eye level, a whispered trace rather than a shout, a signature of honesty that reveals the stone as a natural being rather than a manufactured ideal.

The inclusions within this zircon are not flaws, they are the fingerprint of the earth, the tiny poems written in crystal time that make this gem unmistakably itself. Look closely and you will find delicate feather like veils that diffuse light into soft halos, each veil like a memory of the pressure and patience that formed it. There are slender, almost silken needle inclusions that catch the light as if someone has threaded the stone with threads of pale gold, creating microlines that trace the heart of the zircon. Here and there lie minute platelets and pinpoints that act like starlit mirrors, sending sudden flashes of white fire from unexpected angles, while faint wisps of cloud soften certain facets so that the color breathes with gradients like tide and wind. These features, subtle and refined, give the gemstone an unmistakable signature, a personality that will always read as genuine and singular, like the difference between a familiar voice and an echo.

Set any way you imagine, this zircon promises to transform the ordinary into the intimate, to make ritual of a daily gesture. The mixed brilliant cut maximizes scintillation and depth, so when sunlight drifts across the table or when candlelight leans closer, the stone responds with a private choreography of light and shade. The excellent polish ensures that each fold and facet reflects with clarity, while the internal inclusions moderate the brilliance into a play of soft glows and quick sparks, as if the gem remembers both fire and forest. On a finger the gem feels like a small island, poised between dignity and mischief, substantial enough to be noticed, delicate enough to invite touch. The oval silhouette elongates the hand, and the intense yellowish green color plays beautifully against warm rose gold or cool white metals, bringing out either honeyed warmth or sea cooled freshness, and in photographs the stone displays an almost liquid luminosity that translates beautifully into keepsake images.

This zircon comes to you as it left the mine, unenhanced, a pure note from Ceylon, Sri Lanka, a place where gemstones grow in the patience of rock and rain. There is a clarity in its provenance that matches the clarity of the crystal itself, and knowing that this gem has not been heat treated or otherwise altered makes its natural beauty all the more precious. At The Natural Gemstone Company we cherish that authenticity, and we desire to pair you with a stone whose internal stories will become part of your own. Imagine this jewel at the center of a promise, a gift, or an heirloom, its unique inclusions recorded in memory as surely as they are etched in crystal. If you seek a gem that is both articulate and tender, that carries the green of spring and the glow of dusk within a single oval face, this 2.80 carat Ceylon zircon waits, ready to be set into the next chapter of a life that values quiet splendor.